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I am trying to use EREINF command to embed my reinforcement in my solid concrete elements. I am currently not modeling any non-linearity.<\/p>\n
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When viewing results from a simple analysis there are erroneous graphs that make me doubt that the EREINF command is working properly. The reinforcements that are aligned in Z direction are showing bulging with large deformations which is very strange. I have 8 sets of reinforcement defined. 3 of them are in Z direction, all have similar erroneous results. The rest of them look fine.<\/p>\n
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All my solid elements are quad and I did not change any of them. The loading is displacement control in Y direction upwards.<\/p>\n
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I would be grateful if someone could take a look at my code and help me. I use version 2019 R1 Academic.<\/p>\n
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Thanks,<\/p>\n
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Attached are deformations from two sets of reinforcement (deckl and deckt) in my model.<\/p>\n
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This is the APDL code I used:<\/p>\n
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FINI
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*SET,MAT_ID,2002 !STEEL REBAR MATERIAL<\/p>\n
DENS_=7850.0
EX_=2.1E+5
NUXY_=0.3<\/p>\n
MP,DENS,MAT_ID,DENS_,
MP,EX,MAT_ID,EX_,
MP,NUXY,MAT_ID,NUXY_,<\/p>\n
AREA_3=71 ! #3
AREA_4=129 ! #4
AREA_5=200 ! #5<\/p>\n
*SET,NEWSEC3,3003<\/p>\n
SECTYPE,NEWSEC3,REINF,DISCRETE,n3
SECDATA,MAT_ID,AREA_3,MESH<\/p>\n
*SET,NEWSEC4,3004<\/p>\n
SECTYPE,NEWSEC4,REINF,DISCRETE,n4
SECDATA,MAT_ID,AREA_4,MESH<\/p>\n
*SET,NEWSEC5,3005<\/p>\n
SECTYPE,NEWSEC5,REINF,DISCRETE,n3
SECDATA,MAT_ID,AREA_5,MESH<\/p>\n
*SET,NEWTYPE,1002
ET,NEWTYPE,200,2<\/p>\n
CMSEL,S,NS_DECKL,ELEM !! DECKL
EMODIF,ALL,TYPE,NEWTYPE
EMODIF,ALL,SECNUM,NEWSEC4
CMSEL,A,NS_CONC,ELEM<\/p>\n
EREINF<\/p>\n
ESEL,S,ENAME,,264 !!
CM,CM_DECKL,ELEM<\/p>\n
CMSEL,S,NS_DECKT,ELEM !! DECKT
EMODIF,ALL,TYPE,NEWTYPE
EMODIF,ALL,SECNUM,NEWSEC4
CMSEL,A,NS_CONC,ELEM
EREINF<\/p>\n
ESEL,S,ENAME,,264 !!
CMSEL,U,CM_DECKL,ELEM
CM,CM_DECKT,ELEM<\/p>\n
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!!Here is the rest of the definition of reinforcement similar to the two above I removed for this post.<\/p>\n
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!….<\/p>\n
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ESEL,S,ENAME,,200
EDEL,ALL<\/p>\n
ALLSEL,ALL<\/p>\n
FINI
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